c. 1870: First mention of the Kingdom of Kitagwenda, in Uganda. 1870: Pate is annexed to Witu. First mention of the Kingdom of Wiziba, in Tanzania. 1871: Mogadisho is annexed to Zanzibar. The Kingdom of Unyamwezi proclaims independence from Unyanyembe. 1873: Monarchy is abolished in Hadimu. c. 1875: First mention of the Kingdom of Ihangiro, in Tanzania. First mention of the Kingdom of Buzimba, in Uganda. 11 October 1875: Harar is occupied by Egypt until 1884. 7 September 1877: Northern Somalia, then part of the Ottoman Empire, is annexed by Egypt under the name Egyptian Somaliland. 1878: Nossi-Bé becomes a separate colony. The Sultanate of Hobyo proclaims independence from Majerteen. 1879: Asmara, in Eritrea, is recaptured by Ethiopia. 1882: The kingdoms of Leqa Qellam and Gera are annexed to the Ethiopian vassal kingdom of Shewa in Ethiopia. 5 July 1882: Asseb, part of the vassal Ethiopian Afar sultanate (in modern Eritrea), is conquered by Italy. 1883: Bosha is annexed to Ethiopia. Era of colonies and protectorates 1884: First mention of the Kingdom of Kooki, in Uganda. February 1884: The United Kingdom annexes the Egyptian Somaliland. 24 June 1884: Foundation of the French Protectorate of Obock, recognized by the United Kingdom 8 February 1888. August 1884: Burundi and Rwanda become German protectorates. 17 February 1885: The Sultanate of Zanzibar is under a German protectorate, a part of it is ceded to the German East Africa Company and will be known under the name German East Africa from 27 May 1885, 27 May 1885: The Kingdom of Witu, in Kenya is under a German protectorate under the name of Wituland, not recognized by the United Kingdom. 1886: Grande Comore, in the Comoros, is united under the sultan of Bambao. Goma is annexed to Ethiopia. Diégo Suarez, in Madagascar, becomes a French colony. First mention of the Kingdom of Kome, in Tanzania. 21 April 1886: Anjouan becomes a French protectorate. 26 April 1886: Mohéli becomes a French protectorate. 24 June 1886: Grande Comore becomes a French protectorate. 26 January 1887: Harar is annexed to Shewa. 25 May 1887: The Sultanate of Zanzibar cedes Mombasa to the British East Africa Association. 20 July 1887: Egyptian Somaliland becomes a protectorate under the name British Somaliland, subordinated to the colony of Aden until 1905. 5 September 1887: Anjouan, Grande Comore and Mohéli are united under the name Protectorate of the Comoros. 1888: Maasai, Nandi and Wanga